bangkokpost.com Three men were killed and six others injured when a car rammed into a group of cyclists in Chiang Mai this morning.

Sports Update Floyd ''Money'' Mayweather defeated Manny ''Pacman'' Pacquiao on points over 12 rounds in the underwhelming Fight of the Century in Las Vegas.

reuters Twenty-six bodies exhumed at a mass grave near a suspected human trafficking camp in southern Thailand do not bear signs of violent death, police said following initial forensic examinations at the site.

bdnews.24.com The Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok is in touch with the Thai authorities to verify the nationality of a survivor at a remote jungle where authorities located mass graves. He is said to be a Bangladesh national.


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bangkokpost.com Authorities say they have recovered all 26 bodies from a mass grave at a remote jungle site in Songkhla where traffickers held migrants for months.

Phuket Update Phuket FC played an exciting 1-1 draw against Krabi at home at Surakul Stadium in a local derby in Division One on Saturday night, leaving the island province in fifth spot.

bangkokpost.com A video of a woman applying make-up with both hands while driving a car on a Bangkok road has drawn heavy criticism in the online community. It was recorded by another woman, a passenger sitting next to the driver.
http://bangkokpost.com/vdo/thailand/549439/not-all-women-are-good-drivers



bangkokpost.com Three Thai women believed to have lured into the flesh trade in Bahrain were rescued from a locked room in a restaurant. Thai embassy officials and Interpol officers freed the women.

news.sky.com The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are spending their first night at home with their baby daughter after leaving hospital to roaring applause from waiting crowds.

dealstreetasia.com Thailand's real estate sector has been under immense pressure due to the slower-than-expected economic recovery. Suspended projects and large unsold inventories, coupled with stricter banking norms has led to liquidity crunch. Small and medium-sized property developers are the most affected especially after the banking norms for loan approval became stricter.

AP US-led coalition strikes targeting the Islamic State group killed at least 52 civilians in northern Syria, according to a monitor.

smh.com.au Maldives police arrested 193 people including three opposition leaders after clashes broke out on Friday during protests over the jailing of former president Mohamed Nasheed, whose trial was condemned by foreign governments as having been deeply flawed.

bangkokpost.com A Trang woman upset over her husband's affairs doused him in acid and fled their home as he died a painful death, police said. Police rushed to the house of the victim, a village head aged 46.

mashable.com The viral Microsoft site designed to guess your age, How Old Do I Look, may have a down side: keeping your photos in the company's product ecosystem. Some users have noticed that despite the site's front-page message saying, ''We don't keep the photo [uploaded to the site],'' its terms of service suggest something different.

afp Mexican authorities searched for three missing soldiers after gunmen brought down their helicopter in a field during an counternarcotics cartel operation that sparked mayhem in Jalisco state.

heraldscotland.com Tributes have been paid to the best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell following her death at the age of 85. Rendell, who suffered a stroke in January, passed away in London.



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reuters Thai tycoon Bee Taechaubol says it will take ''a little more time'' to reach a deal for the storied AC Milan football club with former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi.

independent.co.uk Rebecca Ellison, Rio Ferdinand's wife, has died from breast cancer. The Queens Park Rangers (QPR) footballer paid tribute to his wife in a statement released by the club. The couple married in 2009 and have three children together aged nine, six, and four



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